Parents Are Empowered to Be Their Children's First Teacher

“We believe health literacy is a door to family engagement, as each fimaly strives to do its best for children, together we are creating healthier families, healthier children, and healthier communities”
Ariella Herman
Research Director
UCLA Health Care Institute
Publications & Additional Resources
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Explore our library of academic data, research, and content, created by Dr. Ariella Herman and various other health care experts.
- BUILDING HEALTH LITERACY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN HEAD START COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY
- MASTER LECTURE: ENGAGING FAMILIES IN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR CHILDREN: THE HEALTH LITERACY APPROACH, THE ACF NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, PRESENTED ON JULY 12, 2016.
- OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE COMMUNITY: MEDICAL STUDENTS CONSOLIDATE LEARNING ABOUT HEALTH LITERACY THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH HEAD START
- POSTER PRESENTATION ON "EAT HEALTHY, STAY ACTIVE!: A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CENTRAL MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION HEAD START AND UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE”
- PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE: HOW A POPULATION HEALTH APPROACH IMPROVES HEALTH AND REDUCES DISPARITIES: THE CASE OF HEAD START, 2016
- PREDICTORS OF SUSTAINED IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-LITERACY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- A STRUCTURED MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH PROMOTION INTERVENTIONS IN HEAD START
- "EAT HEALTHY, STAY ACTIVE!": A COORDINATED INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG HEAD START PARENTS, STAFF, AND CHILDREN
- EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME PARENTS WITH SKILLS TO REDUCE EXCESS PEDIATRIC EMERGENCYROOM AND CLINIC VISITS THROUGH A TAILORED LOW LITERACY TRAINING INTERVENTION
- IMPACT OF A HEALTH LITERACY INTERVENTION ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE
- REDUCING THE USE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESOURCES AMONG HEAD START FAMILIES: A PILOT STUDY